纣

zhòu

crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

Traditional 紂

Meaning

zhòu zhou4
  1. crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
Zhòu zhou4
  1. Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu Wáng) (the name refers to a crupper 纣 (zhòu), the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)

Words with 纣

  • 助纣为虐zhùZhòuwéinüèlit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu wáng) in his oppression (idiom)
  • 纣辛ZhòuXīnZhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
  • 商纣王ShāngZhòuWángKing Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
  • 武王伐纣WǔwángfáZhòuKing Wu of Zhou 周武王 (Zhōu Wǔ wáng) overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu wáng)

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